The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-28
Provisions Of the Interstate Com
meree Bill as Passed.


Washington, Jan. 81 The in
terstate comm cree bill, as agreed
upon by both houses of congress, pro-
vides that all charges made for any
service rendered in the transporta-
ton of passengers or property by
common carriers shall be reasonable
and just, and every unjust and I'M
reasonable charge for snch service is
prohibited and declared to be I'M
lawful.
Section 2 makes it unlawful for
any commou carrie to charge or re-
ceive directly or indirectly from any
person q greater or less compensa-
ton for any service rendered in the
transportation Of passengers or prop
erty than it charges or receives from
any other peIsen or persons for de-
ing a like and contemporaneous SER
vice in the transportation Of a like
kind Of tlaffic under similar circum-
stances and conditions.
Section 3 makes it unlawful for
any common carrier to make or give
any undue or unreasonable prefer
ence or advantage to any particular
person, company, firm, corporation
or any particular description of traf-
fic.
Sections 4 and 5 (the leng and
short haul and poonng sectlon) are
as follows.
Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier, subject to
the provisions of this act, to charge
or receive any greater compensation
in the aggregate for the Transports
ton of passengers, or Of like kind OF
property under substantially similar
circumstances and conditions, for a
shorter than for a longer distance
over the same line in the same direc-
ton, the shorter being included
within the longer distance; but this
shall not be construed as author
izIpg any common carrier within the
terms OF this act to charge and re
ceive as large compensation for a
shorter as for longer distance, pro-
vided, however, that upon applica-
ton to the commissioner appointed
under the provisions of this act such
common carrier may, after inYes-
tigation by the commission, be au-
thorized to charge less for longer
than for shorter distances for the
transpor tation of passengers or prop
erty; and the commissions may from
time to time prescibe the extent to
whice such designated common car
rier may be relieved from this OPP
Grafton OF this section of the act.
Sec. 5. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier subject to
| the provisions of this act to enter
into any contract, agreement or COM
binatiOn with any other common
carrier or carriers for the pooling OF
freights of different and competing
railroads, or to divide between them
aggregate or net proceeds of the
earnings of such railroads or any
proper proportion thereof; ana in any
case of agreement tor the pooling OF
treights as aforesaid, each day OF its
condnuaca shall be deemed q sep
arate ofense.
Section 6 requires that after zine
ty days from the passage eff the act
every common carrier subjecJ to its
provisions shall have printed, and
kept for public inspection, schedule
showing rates, fares and charges
and in addition to requiring the
railroads to give publicity at all the
depots on their several lines, 1t gives
authority to the commission, where
it is proper aud necessary, to require
them to give publicity to their rates
to other places beyond the lines OF
their several railroads
1t also provides that the rates,
fares and charges shall not be raised
/ except after ten days OF public no.
tice' but that they may be reduced
without previous public notice. The